Konosu Bikkuri Hina Matsuri Doll Festival 鴻巣びっくりひな祭り

One of Japan's biggest Hina Matsuri doll festivals is held at Konosu, Saitama from mid-February to March 3, Girls' Day. The main site is Konosu City Hall lobby with its huge, 7-meter-high pyramid with over 1,800 hina dolls. Inside Konosu Station

JR Konosu Station.

Way to Konosu City Hall, the main site for the Hina Matsuri.

Follow the pink banners. The road is also crowded with cars.

Konosu City Hall. In front are food booths.

Konosu City Hall front entrance.

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On weekends when it's not raining, they also display 2,000 hina dolls on the front porch.

2,000 hina dolls on the front porch of Konosu City Hall.

Konosu has a long doll-making history dating back to the Edo Period.

Hina dolls in bamboo.

Inside Konosu City Hall is this huge pyramid of hina dolls.

Konosu Hina Matsuri Doll Festival

Konosu Hina Matsuri Doll Festival

Live musicians play next to the pyramid.

More dolls above the entrance.

More dolls above the entrance.

The top dolls are actually screwed on to the pyramid so they won't fall during an earthquake.

Antique hina dolls were also displayed. These are from the 1920s.

Konosu Bikkuri Hina Matsuri doll festival in Konosu, Saitama.

This stairway was also filled with dolls.

We could go up to the 2nd floor which was also lined with dolls.

Origami hina dolls

They also sold local products like honey.

Numeric data on the hina doll pyramid. The pyramid is 7 meters high, has 31 steps and 1,807 dolls.

Front porch again.

The dolls on the porch are displayed until 3:30 pm. They are now putting away the dolls.

They put away the dolls in no time.

Local mascot.

Hina doll monument in front of JR Konosu Station.

Elumi Konosu Shopping Mall in front of Konosu Station.

Inside Elumi Konosu Shopping Mall.

Another festival site is the Elumi Konosu Shopping Mall in front of Konosu Station. They have a smaller pyramid of dolls and stage entertainment on the 1st floor's Central Court.